Cass City honoring seniors

Plans prom and graduation

By Mary Drier, For the Tribune

Published
11:24 am EDT, Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Although Cass City School District's 2020 graduation class was not able to get the traditional recognition, officials went the extra mile to honor them. A special sign was made for each senior and placed on the high school's lawn. Students can pick up their sign May 8. (Courtesy Photo)

Although Cass City School District's 2020 graduation class was not able to get the traditional recognition, officials went the extra mile to honor them. A special sign was made for each senior and placed on the

Although Cass City School District's 2020 graduation class was not able to get the traditional recognition, officials went the extra mile to honor them. A special sign was made for each senior and placed on the high school's lawn. Students can pick up their sign May 8. (Courtesy Photo)

Although Cass City School District's 2020 graduation class was not able to get the traditional recognition, officials went the extra mile to honor them. A special sign was made for each senior and placed on the

UPPER THUMB — Although it won’t be the traditional pomp and circumstance associated with graduation, the Cass City School District is taking steps to honor its 2020 senior class.

District officials are in the process of developing a way to honor each and every one of the 71 seniors in the class, and planning is underway hold some celebrations later this summer.

The first honor is a tribute sign to each senior. The signs are similar to the campaign signs that are on lawns during an election year.

“To celebrate the Class of 2020, we were able to get double-sided, lawn signs made for each senior," said Superintendent Jeff Hartel. "The signs will be displayed in front of the school and along Seeger Street. Each senior will be able to take their sign to display in their own yard later.”

Each sign has the graduation photograph of the senior on it and says “congratulations.”

“Misty Delong, a parent and active member of the athletic boosters, brought this idea to my attention,” said Student Services Director Christen Hempton. “We were looking for ways to recognize our seniors.”

The signs were made by Larson’s Graphics.

“Once senior photos were sent to Larson’s, it took them approximately a week and a half for the signs to be made,” she said.

Hopes are Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will lift restrictions on social gathers soon. If she gives the all-clear to hold public gathering, plans are being made for the seniors and their families to celebrate.

According to Hartel, the tentative plan is for the postponed prom to be held at Rolling Hills Golf Course on Saturday, July 18.

“There will be a tent set up outside. The golf course provides a beautiful setting for pictures and for an evening of fun. We hope students will take advantage of this event and make new memories,” said Hartel noting more information and ticket information will be available as it gets closer to the event, if it can be held.

“A special thanks to Ryan and Amy Lowman (the course's owners) for their assistance in setting up this event," he said.

If things work out, the plan is to have graduation Friday, July 31 at 7 p.m. at the football field. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the event would be held in the high school gym.

“Prom and graduation were scheduled so that people can hope they would take place and could make plans accordingly,” said Hartel. “We intend to honor our seniors in the best manner possible."

“If the current situation is still in place those events would be canceled,” he added.